KJNP (AM)

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KJNP
KJNP radio logo.png
Broadcast area Fairbanks, Alaska
Frequency 1170 (kHz)
Branding1170 KJNP-AM
Programming
Format Christian radio
Ownership
OwnerEvangelistic Alaska Missionary Fellowship, Inc.
KJNP-FM
History
First air date
October 11, 1967 [1]
Call sign meaning
King Jesus North Pole [2]
Technical information
Licensing authority
 FCC
Class A
Power 50,000 watts (day)
21,000 watts (night)
Links
Public license information
Website KJNP Online
KJHA
Frequency 88.7 MHz
BrandingKing Jesus
Programming
Format Christian radio
Ownership
OwnerEvangelistic Alaska Missionary Fellowship, Inc.
History
Call sign meaning
KingJesus Houston Alaska
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 77894
Class A
ERP 430 watts
HAAT 16.5 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 61°37′53″N149°48′46″W / 61.63139°N 149.81278°W / 61.63139; -149.81278
Links
Public license information

KJNP (1170 AM) and KJHA (88.7 FM) are non-commercial radio stations which simulcast their programming. KJNP is licensed to North Pole, Alaska and serves the Fairbanks area. KJHA is licensed to work in Houston, Alaska, just north of Anchorage. [4] The stations air a Christian radio format. [1] [2]

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KJNP's radio studios and transmitter are located a short distance northeast of the city center of North Pole, off the Richardson Highway. KJNP is a Class A station broadcasting on the clear-channel frequency of 1170 AM.

KJHA's transmitter is off Route 3, South Parks Highway, north of Houston. [5]

In addition to the main stations, programming is relayed by an additional five FM translators to widen its broadcast area.

Broadcast translators for KJNP
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K296DI107.1 FM Barrow, Alaska 2002120D LMS
K285DQ104.9 FM Circle, Alaska 20009140D LMS
K296DU107.1 FM Dot Lake, Alaska 20011160D LMS
K296BG107.1 FM Fort Yukon, Alaska 200134D LMS
K285DR104.9 FM Tok, Alaska 20014138D LMS

These radio stations were founded by Don and Gen Nelson; the former died in 1997. [6] The AM incarnation of KJNP was the first of these stations, launched in 1967. KJNP-FM and KJNP-TV both followed in 1981. KJHA followed many years later.

In addition to the broadcasting ministry, Don Nelson made scores of road trips over the course of several decades between Alaska and his home state of Minnesota, conducting another ministry along the Alaska Highway and in numerous small towns in Canada.

The station airs one of the few non-English-language programs heard in the Fairbanks area, a weekly program in Iñupiaq produced by parishioners from First Presbyterian Church of Fairbanks. KJNP is pretty common AM station among Finnish and other Nordic DX listeners during dark winter time as the station has powerful transmitter with favorable antenna pattern and high AM frequency.

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References

  1. 1 2 Ferguson, Judy (December 4, 2005). "Radio mission: DAVID AINLEY". Anchorage Daily News. p. G3. In 1967, KJNP went on the air with a 50,000-watt radio station
  2. 1 2 Ryckman, Lisa Levitt (December 28, 1987). "Polar Evangelists Bringing Religion to Alaskan Tundra". Miami Herald. p. 4B. The station call letters, KJNP, stand for King Jesus North Pole; its AM frequency, 1170, represents the 11 disciples and the 70 who were called to be witnesses.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KJHA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "KJHA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KJHA
  6. ↑ Campbell, Larry (April 7, 1992). "Spreading the Word Across 1,400 Miles". Anchorage Daily News. p. B12. Don Nelson and his wife, Gen, are founders of the 50000-watt KJNP religious radio and television station in North Pole.


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